Coronavirus

Warning: The following post contains a
few expletives. Don’t read it if you are sensitive, but I suggest you
read it if you THINK you are informed.

I am pissed off. A couple of weeks ago,
I posted “RIP The Rule of Law”. I posted this after President
Trump fired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman. (He was angry that someone told
the truth.)(I might have posted this when Bill Barr complained about
the federal sentencing guidelines being applied to Roger Stone, one
of Trump’s closest buddies. There is SO much of this shit, it was
only a week or two ago, but it feels more like a couple years.) It
was suggested by some (one) that I let it go. I was going to, as I
was just expressing my opinion (I believe this is STILL legal,
right?). Well now I am PISSED OFF.

Coronavirus is REAL. 21,000 infections
in Italy. Over 140,000 infections worldwide. But our government
doesn’t want to act. Donald Trump is afraid of identifying infections
because of the stock market. He has been LYING to you. He said that
a couple weeks ago there were 15 infections in the US, soon to be
zero. But he didn’t want to bring American’s on the cruise ship off
California back to our shores, because he did not want to increase
the NUMBER of infections in America. In fact, he called it a hoax by
Democrats and the fake news. Now he says “We have this under
control!” NOT! And his lies are being echoed by right wing media
con-artists like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. My first question to
Republicans, How do like Donald Trump’s extermination of the
administrative state? Sounded good to you, but now how does it look?
My suggestion to all wives (or husbands for that matter) in
Republican families is to vote out Donald Trump, you can TELL your
spouse that you are voting for him, but remember your vote is
isolated within a curtained voting booth. At least I think you have
more protective instincts about your family than Donald Trump or the
Republican party. Trump has NO compassion for anyone. Do you really
want him to still be in charge next year if COVID-19 is still around
(likely). Again, we wait for women to save us.

Donald Trump has been lying to you
for years. (think: I don’t know David Duke, biggest crowds, etc.,
etc., etc: You KNOW what I am talking about. Too many lies to
remember. But most do not have the impact of this) Coronavirus
infections will soon go to zero by miracle. This, from a person who
doesn’t even believe in God. Do you really believe he has been tested
for Coronavirus? (Maybe he is being tested, by God) I don’t believe
ANYTHING he says anymore. Now, meaning this period of time, not just
today, we have been promised tests for Coronavirus. Testing is
critical to tracking the virus. The president has been promising
tests for weeks, but there is never a fixed date. The W.H.O. (World
Health Organization) have had a good test available for months. But
we could not use their test. I suspect DJT wanted the commercial
sector to develop a test so he could give them more money. (imagine
The Ivanka Trump Designer COVID-19 Test – only for us idiot,
believer Democrats. ALL these tests would likely result in positive
results, so she could make more money by requiring retests.)

At least Nancy Pelosi is taking this
seriously. And Rep. Katie Porter’s pressure on administration
officials to guarantee government coverage of testing cost is beyond
commendable. (Under oath, I don’t know if that means anything to
anyone in this administration.) But who knows if Mitch McConnell will
bring the house bill to the floor of the Senate. Trillion dollar tax
cuts for Corporations (paying for stock buybacks) is much more
important than the economic security of individual citizens, more
important than food security for American’s, or the surety of
financial stability for unemployed individuals. Donald Trump’s plan
is for a payroll tax cut, for individuals, but the main effect is
lower taxes for corporations, since they wouldn’t have to pay their
portion either. Plus a payroll tax cut would be of little use to
people who’ve lost their jobs or are in the gig economy.

Now the President, it is said, is
pissed off at Rona Romney McDaniel for self quarantining, a
reasonable response to possible infection. Note Mr. President, the
virus doesn’t care if you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent,
Green, Socialist, or whatever party. Of course there are reports of
several infected people from Mar-a-lago, and CPAC, and the
Republicans in Congress who have been making light of this crises are
now in self-quarantine. But NO Donald is impervious to this and all
disease. Remember, he is the healthiest human to ever walk the face
of the earth. Of course we have Rep. Matt Gaetz who wore a gas mask
on the floor of the House, now quarantining himself because of
possible exposure. And then there is that jerk Devin Nunes and the
governor of Oklahoma who suggest people go out to pubs and bars to
party. And now I hear that Rep. Louis Goemert (pyle) has held up the
house relief bill. What a tool.

Note: I just had to go turn off the
news because President Trump was spouting more lies in the press
conference. Him speaking gives me even more jitters than anything
else. He wants us to take our news from Fox, but they are almost as
bad as him. He needs a diaper for his mouth to catch all the diarrhea
that runs out. You may say that I should believe him. Why? He has
lied over 16,000 times just in the last three years. You say that I
should show him respect. Why? He
doesn’t respect me or most Americans. He doesn’t even respect
Republicans, he just wants your votes to keep power. He has been
lying to you about the economy and job creation (More jobs were
created under Barack Obama, just a fact people. Look it up, but use
reliable sources). And Obama always tried to protect the American
PEOPLE. His bailout from the financial crisis and of the auto
industry, even showed that he protected business when needed. And he
was born in the USA , not Kenya- another Trump lie! Donald just
didn’t like a black man to get more praise and credit then him.) I
guess we will have to believe him because he tells us “I am an
extremely stable genius”!

Back to my rant. (It is much longer
than I planned, but I have a lot to say.) But before that, I started
writing this last night (Sunday) but continued today until I took a
break to watch Deadline White House with John Heilman sitting in for
Nichole Wallace. But I was disappointed when I saw that asshole,
President Trump spouting off again to the press. Asked if he really
did not take responsibility and questioned what ranking he would give
his response to this crisis, He said (with a straight face) 10 out of
10. What a jerk.

Some (Trump supporters) will think that I am writing this just to complain because I want to see Donald Trump beaten like a dead horse in this year’s election. I will admit that maybe that is part of it. I will admit the truth unlike DJT. (I guess I am just one of those violent mobster Democrats. . I think those who know me know that is not true. I didn’t have a violent,raging psyche until now.)But, I want YOU to have a real conversation about this. Stop lying to yourself and your family. Donald has exhibited no competence in his role as President of the United States. In my 57 years, I have never seen a more self-absorbed, piece of sh*t then this child. I wasn’t around when Woodrow Wilson didn’t deal with the Spanish Flu Epidemic in 1918 . He was afraid of it making him and his administration look bad. Over 12,000 people died in Philadelphia alone. I wasn’t around when Herbert Hoover did not want to deal with the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression. He directly opposed the involvement of the federal government. Luckily for the country, and thanks to a (hopefully similar to now) knowledgeable electorate who could see through the bullshit, FDR was elected and made great strides for this country.

I also get really pissed off by the Fox News commercials saying that democracy is our choice, while showing pictures of great Democratic presidents like FDR and JFK while at the same time pushing their right wing, Trump infused agenda.

A word about Fox News. They (and
Republicans in general) were opposed to the Affordable Care Act
(Obamacare) which guaranteed medical coverage even if you had
pre-existing conditions, they were against Medicare expansion which
would have helped cover our poorest citizen in the states that
accepted this benefit. Yes, it was too expensive for people,
especially when we needed the money (we are told, we don’t have) for
the corporate welfare of tax cuts. Anyway, don’t worry, Donald has
the greatest, best, perfect plan for providing everyone with medical
coverage, especially if you have pre-existing conditions. But, of
course, you will have to wait until he gets a second term to find out
the details. Wake me when he shows you plan (unless you can explain
it to me now)!

Donald wants to run against the
“Socialist” Bernie Sanders when he, Mr. Trump, is the biggest
socialist of the all. The vast majority of Farm Aid went to large
corporate farms, not individuals.

And back to Woodrow Wilson. The pandemic was made much worse because of a nursing shortage. There were a lot of black nurses, but he wouldn’t allow them to be used. Sound familiar, a racist president. This pandemic is pointing directly to our medical unpreparedness. From having enough Personal Protective Equipment available, to the scarcity of ICU beds to the possibility of infected medical personnel. Is Donald Trump responsible for this? No, but he should be responsible for finding solutions or at least acting like it’s important.

Yamiche Alcindor of the PBS News Hour, asked the President if he took any responsibility for HIS Administration disbanding the White House Office of Global Pandemic Preparedness. He said “I take no responsibility”. Let aside the fact that a president is supposed to be responsible for “everything” he said he did not know about this. An obvious lie, but if not, who was responsible, John Bolton. So convince me that Bolton had the ability (responsibility) to fire and disband a whole office within the White House. You are an absolute fool if you believe that. Or maybe you are just as ignorant as the President. Just another lying day at the White House.

He doesn’t accept any blame for the
mishandling of customs reentry at the airports this weekend. What?
You didn’t see. The long waits of four to eight hours for Americans
quickly returning from Europe due to the immediate travel
restrictions placed on air travel to and from Europe. Travellers were
forced to wait in close quarters. When the Illinois Governor called
the White House to complain, he was dressed down by a staffer for
criticizing the President.

At least the Sports Leagues are taking
this seriously, especially when Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz was
diagnosed with Coronavirus. Now a second player has been diagnosed:
Donovan Mitchell. And a kid from Rhode Island who got an autograph
from Gobert, has also been found to have the virus.

Now the NBA, NHL, and PGA have delayed
their seasons, and the NCAA has canceled March Madness.

Trump is lucky. The Supreme Court has
even delayed oral arguments about his obscured finances.

My advice to those Republicans who
don’t believe in Coronavirus. Take your head out of your ass and open
your eyes. Medical advice from your doctor is great, that is, unless
it is inconvenient. You might believe their scientific advice if they
say you need a hip replacement (and you have insurance) but they are
ignorant Democrats if they tell you a pandemic will hit us if we
don’t pay attention. Your ignorance is affecting me and everyone else
in this country.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID –
National Institute Of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (BTW- a
graduate of my High School Alma Mater, Regis High School in NYC) and
it seems, one of the few government officials who has been
straightforward with us, has suggested, as much as possible, shutting
down activity in this country. I hope this doesn’t piss off Trump
enough to get him fired .

You may question the expression of my
opinion. It is ALL I have. I cannot direct the Federal Government’s
response. You may call me a complainer, you can call me anything you
want, but I am worried about my family. All four of us are near or
over 60. Thanks to the ACA I was able to get medical attention for my
stroke and undiagnosed high blood pressure nearly ten years ago. And
I am not the only one with a pre-existing condition. We even have a
couple smokers, that is prime target for the respiratory distress
that accompanies this virus.

So What are the recommendations? Stay home if you are sick, keep your social distance (6 feet), and vigorously wash your hands. AND Get tested if you think you’ve been exposed to the virus. If possible. Stay safe and take this seriously, please! Don’t be like that North Carolina woman who said she believes President Trump and that it is all a Democrat hoax. Delusional!